‘I thought I had to pay it’: Elderly Gresham man gives scammers $40k in bitcoin after falling victim to phone trick
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Oct 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM UTC · Updated 5일 전 · 1 분 소요
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- Oct 27‘I thought I had to pay it’: Elderly Gresham man gives scammers $40k in bitcoin after falling victim to phone trick
- Nov 2Bitcoin claws back toward $79,000 as markets shake off crypto's biggest hack
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- Oct 27‘I thought I had to pay it’: Elderly Gresham man gives scammers $40k in bitcoin after falling victim to phone trick
- Nov 2Bitcoin claws back toward $79,000 as markets shake off crypto's biggest hack
- Nov 2Bitcoin 39% Below Peak, Meme Coins Down Up to 99%, but S&P 500 Near Record
- Nov 2Franklin Templeton’s New ETFs Drip-Feed Investors Bitcoin
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